#30 Taizo Son

#30 Taizo Son

2014 Japan's 50 Richest NET WORTH

$1.2B

as of 4/2/14

Youngest brother of Masayoshi Son and founder of GungHo Online Entertainment, he joins the list as a billionaire, with the company stock up 40% over the past year. Taizo founded online gamer GungHo in 2002; now its flagship product Puzzle & Dragons is the world's top-grossing app for iOs and Android. Taizo also founded seed accelerator Movida Japan in 2009.